Vascular Surgery
The Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) Vascular Service provides a specialist tertiary service, that specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of arterial, venous and lymphatic disease.
The service also offers a comprehensive range of open surgical operations, advanced endovascular techniques and up-to-date office-based venous ablative procedures.
Our department receives referrals from Perth public and private hospitals and is involved in any vascular injuries sustained by those patients admitted onto the State Major Trauma Unit at RPH. We work closely with a multitude of other clinical departments to provide a specialist tertiary service.
We are a tertiary referral centre for complex aortic, peripheral, renal access and carotid artery disease.
We are a leading unit in the management of diabetic patients with vascular disease and have a large multi-disciplinary team of surgeons, physicians and podiatrists who provide a multidisciplinary care for these patients and are committed to support our network hospitals diabetes services.
We also offer a multidisciplinary service in the management of deep venous disease and chronic venous insufficiency.
If you have problems associated with vascular disease, please see your General Practitioner.
For emergencies involving major trauma to the blood vessels or acute infection to your lower limbs (for example), please go to your nearest Emergency Department.
Mr Nishath Altaf MB ChB, PhD, FRCS, FRACS (Vascular)
Mr Nishath Altaf is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon and the Head of Department of Vascular Surgery at Royal Perth Hospital.
After graduating from the University of Manchester, UK; he attained a PhD in the study of atherosclerotic disease from the University of Nottingham, UK. He has trained in the UK and after a clinical fellowship at Royal Perth Hospital, he attained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS, Edinburgh) and the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS).
Mr Altaf offers individualised management of arterial and venous diseases utilising a range of minimally invasive endovascular techniques as well as open surgical techniques. His focus is to deliver high quality individualised care to his patients. His interests include:
- diabetic foot management
- endovascular and open management of peripheral vascular, carotid and aortic disease
- venous disease, including, varicose veins and venous ulcers.
Mr Altaf is also active in teaching as well as vascular research. He is an Associate Professor at Curtin University, a Senior Lecturer at UWA and has published over 40 peer reviewed papers.
Download Mr Atlaf’s academic articles and publications list (PDF 140KB).
Dr Bibombe Patrice Mwipatayi MD, MMed, FCS, Cert Vasc Surg, FRACS, MClinEd (Melb)
Dr Patrice Mwipatayi is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon in the Department of Vascular Surgery at Royal Perth Hospital.
He trained and qualified as a general surgeon at Groote Schuur Hospital in South Africa (FCS, 2001), he then qualified further as a vascular surgeon and went onto to obtain MMed and Cert Vasc Surg, (2004) through the University of Cape Town South Africa. After a clinical fellowship at Royal Perth Hospital, he obtained the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (FRACS, 2005).
Dr Patrice Mwipatayi has a special interest in evidence-based medicine, clinical vascular research and statistical science. He is a Clinical Associate Professor at UWA and has published over 50 peer reviewed papers.
Download Dr Mwipatayi’s academic articles and publications (PDF 150KB).
Olufemi A Oshin BEng (Hons) MBChB, MD FRCS (Eng)
Olufemi Oshin initially graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Clinical Engineering and Materials Science before obtaining his medical degree from the University of Liverpool in 2004. He remained in Liverpool where he completed his basic surgical training before commencing two years of research that led to his Doctorate.
He has always had a keen interest in medical training and education which lead to the privilege of representing his peers in various organisations such as the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland, the British Society of Endovascular Therapy council and the Executive Committee of the European Society for Vascular Surgeons in Training. After completing his training in vascular surgery, he was appointed as a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at the Royal Liverpool Hospital in the UK before commencing his fellowship at the Royal Perth Hospital in 2017.
Since arriving in Australia, he has built upon his strong clinical interest in:
- lower limb peripheral arterial disease
- diabetic foot care
- complex aneurysm repair.
He has a strong research interest in diabetic foot disease and is a recipient of the Royal Perth Hospital Medical Research Foundation to support this research. He has also played an active role in developing a Telehealth multidisciplinary foot clinic, contributes to the National Association of Diabetes Centres quality improvement program and is a founding member of the WA Foot Forum.
Download Olufemi Oshin’s academic articles and publications list (PDF 70KB).
Dr Patrik Tosenovsky FEBVS, PhD, FRACS
Dr Patrik Tosenovsky has expertise and experience in diagnosing and treating common and complex vascular diseases. He uses minimally invasive endovascular procedures although he accepts referrals for complex open reconstructions in cases where endovascular repair is not possible.
He offers combined team approach to optimise patients’ outcome without unnecessary multiple readmissions under different teams. He frequently works with other doctors trained in rehabilitation, kidney disease, general medicine, infectious diseases to diagnose and treat patients. He collaborates with podiatry and wound care teams to deliver the complete care during hospitalisation and after discharge.
Dr Tosenovsky continues to work on clinical research in venous diseases and haemodialysis access and he is heavily involved in undergraduate and post-graduate education and training.
Download Dr Tosenovsky’s academic articles and publications list (PDF 140KB).
Mr Faraz Shakibaie MBBS (UWA) FRACS (Vascular)
Mr Faraz Shakibaie is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon in the Department of Vascular Surgery at Royal Perth Hospital.
His medical degree was obtained locally at the University of Western Australia and then trained throughout Australia and New Zealand before returning to Perth over 15 years ago as a Vascular Consultant. His extensive experience in all aspects of open and endovascular surgery, along with his patient-centred approach leads to excellent patient outcomes even in the most complex cases.
His main areas of interest include:
- Minimally invasive endovascular and open treatment of peripheral arterial disease.
- Management of aortic aneurysmal disease.
- Renal access surgery.
Mr Faraz Shakibaie is also heavily involved in and has a strong interest in training and education of future vascular surgeons.
Dr Fernando Picazo-Pineda
Dr Fernando Picazo-Pineda is a Vascular and Endovascular Surgeon in the Department of Vascular Surgery at Royal Perth Hospital.
He attained his Medical Degree at the University of Navarra, Spain. He trained and qualified in Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona, where he was appointed as a Consultant Vascular Surgeon after finishing his training.
He attained the Fellowship of the European Board of Vascular Surgery with Honours, being awarded the Gold Medal given to the highest score of the exam. Becoming the first Spanish Vascular Surgeon in the exam’s history to receive such award.
He moved to Australia in 2017, where he did 3 years of clinical Fellowship at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and at Royal Perth Hospital, both in WA. He was further trained in high-complexity endovascular techniques for the treatment of arterial diseases.
His area of expertise includes peripheral arterial disease, diabetic foot, endovascular procedures and open surgery of lower limb as well as varicose veins management by minimally invasive techniques.
Dr Fernando Picazo-Pineda continues combining his clinical duties with education and training activities as well as research.
| Clinic name/condition | Location | Day | Face to face | Is Telehealth available? | Procedure |
| Vascular Surgery clinic | Outpatients O Block, Goderich St | Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Venous Clinic | Outpatients O Block, Goderich St | Wed | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Vascular Tech Service | Main Hospital, R Block, L6 | Daily | ✔ | X | |
| Complex Wound Healing | Outpatients O Block, Goderich St | Tues, Fri | ✔ | X | |
| Wound Debridement | Outpatients O Block, Goderich St | Tues | ✔ | X | |
| Wound Telehealth reviews | N/A | Mon, Tues, Wed | X | ✔ | X |
Please discuss with your health care provider if you prefer a video or phone call appointment.
